Anthony ward



Patented June 1, 1886.

A. WARD.

MUSICAL GIGAR SHOW BOX.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY VARD, OF BROOKLYN, NhV YORK.

MUSICAL CIGAR SHOW-BOX.

:SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,986, dated June 1,1886.

Serial No. 172,800. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY VARD, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State oi' New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inMusical Cigar SliowBoXes,of which the following` is a full, clear, andexact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ol'this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the ligures.

Figure l is a sectional frontelevation ofone olmy musical cigarshow-boxes taken through theliue .fr zr, Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a sectionalend elevation ol' the same, taken through the line g/ y, Fig. l. Fig. flis a sectional end elevation ofthe same, taken through the line .z c,Figzl.. Fig. 4 is a plan view ol a part of the same,the cover being`removed.

The object oi' this invention is to provide attractive showboxes l'oroffering cigars to customers.

The invention consists in a musical cigar show-box made with grooves inthe inner surfaces ol' its :front and rear sides, and provided withremovable partitions, and a musiebox so arranged that the music will bestarted and stopped by opening and closing the show-box cover, as willbe hereinafter fully described, and then claimed.

A represents the body of the show-boX, which is made with its iront alittle lower than its baclr,to give the cover B a downward inclination.rlhe box A. ismade of such a width that a cigar-box, can be readilyplaced within it ofa depth, a little greater than the depth of acigar-box, and of a length so much greater than the length ol thecigar-box C as to leave at one cud oll the said cigar-boxsuliicientspace to receive a small music-box, D.

In the inner surfaces ofthe front and back of the showbox A are formedvertical grooves E F, to receive the edges of the partitions Gr H. Thegrooves E are so located as to be at the end ol the cigar-box C,so thatthe partition G, when placed in the said grooves E, will be directlyabove, and its lower edge will rest upon the upper edge of, the innerend ofthe cigarbox C. Several pairs ol'grooves,F,areibrmed, so that oneor more partitions, H, can be used, as may be desired.

The lower parts of the side edges of thepartwo compartments, so thatdifferent brands of 6o cigars can be placed in the said compartments, and will be entirely separated from each other.

One,two, or more,partitions,H, can be used as the number ol` differentbrands of cigars to be placed in the cigaihbox C may require. liliththis construction the cigar-box C can be removed from the show-box B bytaking outthe partitions G H; or the cigar-box O and the partition H canbe taken out together when required.

To the center ol the rear side of the showbox A is attached a handle,l', for convenience in handling the said showbox.

ln the end ofthe show-box A, adjacent to the end of the music-box D, isformed a perioraton, in which is placed a rod, J. Upon the lower end ofthe rod J is formed an inwardly-projecting arm, K, which, when the rod Jis l'orced downward, is brought into contact with the cscapemeut L ofthe driving mechanism of the music-box D, and holds the said mechanismfrom operating'. Upon the lower part of the rod J is placed a spiralspring, lll, the upper end of which rests against a collar, N, formedupon or attached to the said rod J. rllhe spring lll is made ofsuilicient strength to raise the rod J when left free,aud thus withdrawthe arm K from the esca-pement L, and thus allow the music-box D toplay. \Vith this construction, when the cover B is closed it rests uponthe upper end of the rod J, and its weight depresses the said rod andholds the arm K in gear with the escapement L. Vhen the cover l, israised, the spring M raises the rod J and withdraws the arm K from theescapement L, allowing the music box to play, so that the music will bestarted by opening the cover B and stopped by closing the said cover.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a musical cigar show-box, thecombination, with the show-box having' a cover, B,

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and provided with a handle, I, and groovesE stantially as herein shownand described, F, of the cigar-box C, and the parbitionsG H, whereby themusic will be startedy and stopped 1o placed in the said grooves,substantially as by the opening and closing of the show-box /hereinshown and described. cover, as set forth. 5 2. In a. musical cigarshow-box, the combi- ANTHONY VARD.

nation, with the show-box A and its cover B, WVitnesses: and themusic-box escapement L, of the rod J JAMES T. GRAHAM,

having arm K, and the spiral spring M, sub- EDGAR TATE.

